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Definitions for Fad

[1] a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
[2] an intense but short-lived fashion; craze
[3] a personal idiosyncrasy or whim
[4] biochem flavin adenine dinucleotide: an ester of riboflavin with ADP that acts as the prosthetic group for many flavoproteins See also FMN

Words related to Fad

trend, fantasy, mania, passion, innovation, hobby, furor, fashion, whimsy, fancy, whim, in, chic, sport, amusement, style, humor, frivolity, custom, kick

Words nearby Fad

facultative apomict, facultative hyperopia, facultative parasite, faculty, faculty of advocates, fad, fadden, faddish, faddist, faddy, fade

Origin of Fad

1825–35; noun use of dial. fad to look after things, busy oneself with trifles, back formation from obsolete faddle to play with, fondle. See fiddle

Other words from Fad

fad·like , adjective

Word origin for Fad

C19: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Fad

fantasy, furor, hobby, innovation, mania, passion, trend, affectation, amusement, caprice, chic, conceit, cry, custom, eccentricity, fancy, fashion, frivolity, humor, in, kick, kink, mode, quirk, rage, sport, style, thing, vagary, vogue, whim, whimsy, wrinkle, dernier cri, fool notion, in thing, latest word, new look, newest wrinkle, passing fancy